Psalms 90:16

Psalms 90:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
• New International Version (NIV)May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children.

Context of Psalms 90:16

14Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days. 15Make us rejoice for as many days as you have humbled us, for as many years as we have seen adversity. Let your work be seen by your servants, and your splendor by their children. 17Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish for us the work of our hands — establish the work of our hands!

Psalms 90:16 word by word

יֵרָאֶ֣ה אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ פָעֳלֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗ עַל־בְּנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let thy workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• appearרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• unto thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and thy gloryהָדָרhâdâr · gloryH1926
• unto their childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Psalms 90:16

• Psalms 44:1God, we have heard with our ears — our ancestors have told us — the work you accomplished in their days, in days long ago:
• Numbers 14:15If you kill this people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will declare,
• Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report about you; Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds. Revive your work in these years; make it known in these years. In your wrath remember mercy!
• Numbers 14:30I swear that none of you will enter the land I promised to settle you in, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
• Deuteronomy 1:29“So I said to you: Don’t be terrified or afraid of them!
• Joshua 4:22you should tell your children, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’
• Joshua 23:14“I am now going the way of the whole earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the Lord your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.

Commentaries on Psalms 90:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Let thy work appear unto thy servants - That thou art working for us we know; but O, let thy work appear! Let us now see, in our deliverance, that thy thoughts towards us were mercy and love. And thy Glory - Thy pure worship be established among our children for ever.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Let thy work appear unto thy servants - That is, thy gracious work of interposition. Let us see thy power displayed in removing these calamities, and in restoring to us the days of health and prosperity. And thy glory unto their children - The manifestation of thy character; the display of thy goodness, of thy power, and thy grace. Let this spreading and wasting evil be checked and removed, so that our children may live, and may have occasion to celebrate…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 Those who would learn true wisdom, must pray for Divine instruction, must beg to be taught by the Holy Spirit; and for comfort and joy in the returns of God's favour. They pray for the mercy of God, for they pretend not to plead any merit of their own. His favour would be a full fountain of future joys. It would be a sufficient balance to former griefs. Let the grace of God in us produce the light of good works. And let Divine consolations…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The children represent future generations in contrast to the generations past (Psalm 90:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. thy work--or, providential acts. thy glory--(Psa 8:5; 45:3), the honor accruing from Thy work of mercy to us.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 90

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings